Fabric-turfing implement



(Model.)

V. FERNANDEZ. FABRIC TURFING IMPLBMENT'.

No. 456,805. Patented July 28, 1891.

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To all whom it may concern:

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VICENTE FERNANDEZ, OF GUANAJUATO, MEXICO.

FABRIC-TURFING IMPLEMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 456,805, dated July 28, 1891. Application iilecl July 17,1890. Serial No. 359,103. (Model.)

Be it known that I, VICENTE FERNANDEZ, of Guanajuato, Mexico, have invented a new and Improved Embroidering-Tool, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact dedescription.

My invention relates to improvements in embroidering-tools, and its object is to provide a tool of simple construction that may be easily carried in tl1epocket, that may be used on a great variety of work, that may be easily threaded, that may be easily changed to carry a great variety of thread,and that may be conveniently operated by a single hand.

To this end my inventionconsists in certain features of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed. y

Reference is to be' had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all `the figures.

.Figure l is a plan view of the device embodying my iuveiition. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section on the line no xof Fig.

Il. Fig. 3 is an end view looking onto the needle and presser-foot. Fig. et is a plan view of a modied form of embroidering-tool. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective vieW of the regulator or brake for controlling the movement of the presser-foot. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the brake or regulator used with the modified form of tool shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a broken detail view of the central rod and sleeve which carries the needle, and Fig. 8 is a detail view of the needle used The tool is provided with a convenient handle A, and extending longitudinally through the handle and fixed thereto is a sleeve B. A short sleeve C is iixed in the open end of the sleeve B, and fixed to the inner side of the sleeve C is a sleeve C', from which extends in line With the handle A a rounded or curved rod O2, which is bent atright angles at its outer endto form the presser-foot O3. The presser-foot C8 is slotted from one side, and has a central opening c therein for the passage of the needle, as best shown in Fig. 3.

A rod D extends longitudinally through the sleeve B and through the bottom of the sleeve C, one end of the rod being fixed to the end of the sleeve B by the nut d and collar d". The end of the rod D, which passes through the sleeve C, is formed into an enlarged sleeve D', which is split, as shown at d2, and is adapted to receive the Vspindle E of the needle E', the `spring of the sleeve serving to hold the needle l in place. A spiral spring d3 encircles the rod D Within the sleeve B, one end of the spring pressing against the collar d and the opposite end against the sleeve C, so that the sleeve C and the presser-foot C3, connected therewith, are normally pressed outward.

The needle E is cut away on one side near the base or spindle E, as shown at e, and opposite said portion e is a transverse perforation e', through which the Worsted F or other embroidering material isinserted. The neefdle E is hollow, and is provided With a longitudinal slot e2, extending' from the cut-away portion .e nearly to the point. The point e3 of the needle is formed by cutting off? theV needle diagonally, and a transverse perforation extends through the needle adjacent to the point, so that to thread the needle the Worsted is inserted through the perforation e', is then drawn-through the slot e2, andis passed through the perforation e4. A brake or regulater H is mounted loosely upon the needle E', said brake having a laterally-extending ear 7L, adapted to frictionally engage the curved rod O2, and on the opposite side of the brake is a thumb-piece 7L, by means of which the brake may be tilted. By pressing on the thumb-piece h the brake H is oscillated, the ear 7L is forced against the rod C2, and the friction of the ear upon the rod holds the rod in position, andas the end of the rod is formed into a presser-foot the position of the presserfoot is thus regulated.

The object of the brake or regulator is to hold the presser-foot in a desired position and prevent it from being pushed outward or downward by the spring. By pressing upon the thumb-piece 7Lthe brake is tilted on the needle and the ear 7L is vpressed upon the rod C2, and by regulating the pressure the rod and presser-foot may be 'prevented from moving or may be allowed to move as little as desired.

In Fig. 4t I have shown a modified form of IOO the embroidering-tool having the handle A and sleeve B, as described above, and a central spring-pressed rod D extends longitudinally through the sleeve B, said rod having at one end a nut b4 to limit its movement in one direction and having its opposite end enlarged and bent at right angles to form a presser-foot Ci", which is slotted and shaped like the presser-foot already described. The needle E in this tool, instead of being centrally mounted, as described above, is iixed to one side of the sleeve B and extends parallel with the enlarged portion of the rod D and through the perforation in the presserfoot C3.

A brake Il is centrally mounted upon the enlarged portion of the rod D, said brake consisting of two similar members h2, shaped to slide upon the rod, said members having curved ends 7a3, adapted to frictionally engage the needle E and regulate the movement of the presser-foot, and the members are doubled opposite their curved ends, as shown at h4, said portions serving as a thumbpiece, by means of which the brake may be tilted. The brake H operates like the brake Il, described above. l-y tilting it on the rod D one of the curved ends 723 presses against the needle, and the central part may be forced against the rod D*L hard enough to control the movement of the rod and presser-foot.

To operate the device, the needle E is threaded in the manner described, and the needle is passed through the fabric which is to be embroidered and the presser-foot travels up the needle, and when the needle is withdrawn the tension of the fabric holds the embroidering material in place and causes it to be fed through the needle. The operation is repeated, and it is evident that the stitches may be made ot' any desired length.

From the foregoing description it `may be seen that the needle may be easily removed from the needle-holder D and that a needle of any desired size maybe quickly substituted. The sleeve D', by being split, as shown, adapts itself to varying sizes of the needlespindles.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. An embroidering-tool consisting, essentially, of a handle carrying a hollow sleeve, a slotted needle mounted at one end of the sleeve, and a spring-pressed rod adapted to slide within the sleeve, said rod having its outer end bent to form a presser-foot, substantially as shown and described.

2. An embroidering-tool comprising a handle carrying a hollow sleeve, a slotted needle mounted in one end of the sleeve, a springpressed rod movable in the sleeve, said rod having its outer end formed into a presserfoot to encircle the needle, and a tilting brake mounted on the needle and adapted to impinge upon the spring-pressed rod, substantially as described.

An embroidering-tool comprising a handle carrying a hollow sleeve, a spring-pressed rod having one end formed into a sleeve adapted to slide inthe handle-sleeve and the opposite end slotted and bent to form a presser-t'oot, a rod extending through the handlesleeve, a needle attached to one end of the rod, so as to project through the presser-foot, and a brake for regulating the position of the presser-toot, substantially as described.

VICENTE FERNANDEZ. Witnesses:

GABRIEL MONTES DE OCA, GMo. MONTES 'DE OCA. 

